Duration of restrictions
Article 8
1. The restrictions referred to in Articles 4, 5 and 6 shall continue to apply for as long as the reasons justifying them remain applicable and lifted as soon as those reasons no longer apply. 2. Where the reasons for a restriction no longer apply, the Commission shall lift the restriction. 3. It shall also provide the reasons for applying that restriction to the data subject and inform them of the possibility of lodging a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor at any time or of seeking a judicial remedy in the Court of Justice of the European Union. 4. The Commission shall review the application of the restrictions referred to in Articles 4, 5 and 6 every six months and at the closure of the file. The review shall include an assessment of the necessity and proportionality of the restriction taking into account the relevant elements listed in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.